Vietnam Staff Service Medal

The Republic of Vietnam Staff Service Medal (Vietnamese: Tham-Mưu Bội-Tinh) was a military award of South Vietnam established in 1964. The medal was awarded in two classes and was awarded for outstanding initiative and devotion an individuals assigned staff duty.

Republic of Vietnam Staff Service Medal
Staff Service Medals (First class badge on the left & second class on the right)
TypeTwo-class award
Awarded forexemplary service while performing military duty on the staff of a major Vietnamese military command
Presented by South Vietnam
EligibilitySoldiers who have served at least six months on military staff
StatusNo longer awarded
First awarded1964
Last awarded1973

First class ribbon

Second class ribbon
Order of Wear[1]
Next (higher)Leadership Medal
Next (lower)Technical Service Medal

Criteria

To be awarded the Staff Service Medal, a service member must have performed military duty, while serving on a military staff, of the Republic of Vietnam. Recipients must have shown, "...outstanding initiative and devotion to their assigned staff duty".[1] The Staff Service Medal was presented in two classes for such service with the first class for officers and the second class for non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel. The two different grades were annotated by border coloring on the medal’s ribbon, the first class being green and the second class blue.[1]

References
  1. HUY CHUONG AN THUONG TRONG QUAN-LU'C VlET-NAM CONG-HOA (Medals and Decorations of the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces). Government of the Republic of Vietnam. 1967. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
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